Rachelle Short (aka Rachelle Spector) angered judge by talking to media

Court TV reports Rachelle Short Spector had given an interview to them on Friday, as well as another interview with the Sunday Mail, hence the Judge's outrage:

On Sunday, an article purporting to be an interview with Spector appeared in Britain 's Sunday Mail. The story was filled with bombastic comments attributed to Spector, including the statement "the judge doesn't like me," and criticism of jurors, whom he described as "12 people who voted for George Bush."

Wow, insulting the jury.  That sounds like a pretty awful idea to me.  No wonder the judge issued a gag order.
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